PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
1
Cities
Arundel
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Bourges
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Brussels
6
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1
Hradec Králové
2
Leipzig
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London
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
2
Utrecht
1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
7
normally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
10
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
5
4
9
5
12
6
15
7
22
8
16
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
5
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
8
quintuple
1
single
18
triple
6
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
7
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
11
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
20
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
3
brown
7
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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